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 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 100, 101. 1804. 89 Sec. 5. That said bridge herein authorized to_be constructed shall rm navigation. be so kept and managed at all times as to afford proper means and ways for the passage of vessels, barges, or rafts, both by day or by night; and there shall be displayed on said bridge by the owners thereof, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals as the Lights, tm. Light-House Board may prescribe. Sec. 6. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of C<>·=¤¤¤9¤¤·>¤¤¤¤¤ md the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and °°mPl°°°”' completed within three years from the date hereof. Sec. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby ·*—¤¤¤d¤¤¤¤t cw. expressly reserved. Approved, June 7, 1891. CHAP. 101.--An Act To authorize the New York and New Jersey Brid e Compa- Jun, 7 1894 nies to construct and maintain a bridge across the Hudson River betweenddew York A City and the State of New Jersey. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the New York and New NewYork amimw Jersey Bridge Companies, heretofore incorporated by the States of J§{,’§§{,' ,£§';g§,£f;§ New York and New Jersey, and existing under the laws of said States, éugg Rwvri New are hereby authorized to construct, operate, maintain, and rebuild, in or ty` case of destruction, a bridge across the Hudson River between New York City, in the county and State of New York, and the State of New Jersey, subject to the laws of said States, respectively, upon the following terms, limitations, and conditions: First. That the location of said bridge shall be subject to approval xmantn. by the Secretary of War, upon such examinations, hearings, and reports as he shall hereafter prescribe:` Provided, That it shall not be p,.,,,;,,_ located below Fifty-ninth street, New York City, nor above Sixty-ninth umn. street, New York City. Second. That the said companies may locate, construct, and main- naiiwmiimeks. tain over such bridge and the approaches thereto railroad tracks for the use of railroads: Provided, That any railroad on either side of said zjmsm, _ river shall be permitted to connect its tracks with the said bridge ap ,,,;‘{.}j§§§§§_,‘f"' ""“‘ preaches, and shall have equal rights of transit for its rolling stock, cars, pa sengers, and freight upon equal and equitable terms, and if a dispute as to the equality or equity of the terms shall arise it shall be submitted to and decided by the Secretary of War: Provided, That ,,,Q`,,‘],'{.{{’f[,: by '°°"‘ the location of all approaches of said bridge in thecity of New York Approach". shall be approved by the commissioners of the sinking tnnd of the city of New York: And provided further, That no railroad or railroads shall 0i»<—r=¤i<>·¤ ··f Milbe open ated on the approaches of said bridge companies in the city of ”°“" New York, except on such approaches as shall have been approved by the sinking-fund commissioners of the city of New York: Provided, also, That the term approaches as used in this Act shall be construed ‘_Q:f,:;*$!” °‘ "'P to include only such portion of the roadbed and superstructure, on p ` either side of said bridge, as is necessary to reach the grade of the bridge from the grade of the streets at which said approaches begin to rise, in order to bring the two elevations together upon and by a grade of not less than twenty feet to the mile. Third. That any bridge built under the authority of this Act Shall €**¤*·"¤°'*°¤· be constructed with such length of span and at such elevation as the _ Secretary of War shall approve and require: Provided, however, That §f°'f'·""· h Y h it shall afford, under any conditions of load or temperature, a minimum ““"“"” °" °‘ clear headway above high water of spring tides of not less than one hundred and fifty feet at the center- of the span; and all the plans and p*:;;$°*’;,',{g£_":Q°*f” specifications, with the necessary drawings of said bridge, shall be submitted to the Secretary of War for his approval, and before such approval the construction shall not be begun ; and should any change be made in said plans during progress of construction, suchchanged plans shall be submitted to said Secretary and approved by hun before